Chauncey Billups Quotes

I was just taught, the team goes how the point guard goes.

My individual role is to take the innings as deep as I can and perform in a way that benefits the team most.

I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.

I realize the responsibility of being a starting point guard.

I've had to change my game a lot - try to play the right way, try to do the right things, try to be the glue guy for the team for the most part.

I think there's nothing that's not important. Everything you do - from how you connect with the guys in the locker room, to how you learn, to how you play on the field - everything's important; everything goes with the position.

I feel more comfortable with the ball in my hands, playing the point guard. But I like playing the 2, too. I think I bring tough defense and the ability to score and also get my teammates the ball to score.

The fans know that I don't give at-bats away.

I go out there with whatever the coaches call, and whatever they do, I just go out there, and I'm the player. Coaches coach, and players play.

I have often wondered why I was never captain of the Lakers.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

I knew that to be successful, I had to be more than a scorer. I had to become a leader. It's not about scoring. It's about doing what my team needs me to do.

The coaches can only put us in the right position, but it's up to the players to take the action.

I certainly do not want to be remembered as a good captain who perhaps didn't contribute with the bat as much as he might have done.

No player puts the team on their back.

I think that's kind of the common theme when you talk about any good team. Not only do you have the talent and the type of players that allow you to win that many games, but you have to win the ugly ones.

I want to play every game, as does every player. But sometimes, you just have to listen to the manager.

I never enjoyed being the star-man because as soon as you become the focal point of the team, you assume an extra burden of responsibility.

I never really sought out the captaincy at any stage in my career. Now that it has been handed to me, I would obviously like to do it justice and keep performing well. The day I stop performing will be the day I happily relinquish the role.

I expect a lot. And, I hold my teammates accountable and they've got to hold me accountable.

Obviously, I try to play the game in the way that I can help the team. I know I play a little bit more defensively now, more in the role as a team player, but I think I'm doing really well in that.

I've started most of the time I've been in a Knick jersey, so I just think they want me to bring a certain energy every night. They want me to bring that defensive presence because they know I can make something out of nothing on defense, and I think they just want me to bring that defensive presence every day.

It's hard to be the point guard, especially playing with a young team.

I'm just ready to do whatever my team needs me to do. I'm just going to be prepared and ready to go out there and do my role, and do whatever my team needs me to do to win games.

I want to be a great teammate, and I want to be the same leader on the field that I know I can be off the field.